The Carterville Lions (10-9) will wrap up the 2024 Benton Invitational Tournament Saturday afternoon when they face the Vandalia Vandals (9-11) at 2:30 PM in the 5th Place game.
The Lions are coming off a 55-43 win over the Sesser-Valier Red Devils on Thursday night.
Drew Barrington led the Lions, finishing with 18 points on the night. Brandon Skelcher finished with 12 points. Kaden Wilson had 9 points while Alex Kimbrough chipped in 8. Rounding out the scoring for the Lions: Braden Wakey - 4, Colton Hawkins - 2, Xan Guthrie - 2.
1st QTR | 2nd QTR | 3rd QTR | 4th QTR | |
Lions | 13 | 24 | 35 | 55 |
Red Devils | 11 | 16 | 26 | 43 |
The Vandals got by the Hamilton County Foxes 66-63 to advance.
John Homan and I will have all the action starting with our pre-game coverage at 2:15 PM on NewsRadio WJPF (AM1340/FM99.5) and on our YouTube channel: